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The Experience of Diary Writing
Pupils read sections of Mackenzie King's diary. King was the Prime Minister of Canada during WWII. They relate the importance of keeping a diary.
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Colonial America: Causes Of The American Revolution
Students examine the causes of the American Revolution. For this colonial America lesson, students read handouts regarding the sequence of events that led to the commencement of the war. Students complete the provided worksheets and...
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Social Movements in American Politics
In this term paper assignment worksheet, students follow the provided steps and outline that requires them to research and write a paper about social movements in American politics.
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Creating a Three-Dimesional Timeline
Students gather and order historical evidence surrounding the Silk Roads. They identify key people, places, and events in the history of the Silk Roads. They gain an understanding of the rich diversity of peoples and places found along...
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Historical Fiction - Based on facts or purely fiction?
Students, after reading an Accelerated Reader historical fiction book, research the actual historical time period portrayed in the book. Then, working in a cooperative learning group, they create a HyperStudio presentation.
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Recounts
In this language arts activity, students use the graphic organizer to review the concepts needed in order to write an individual account of a significant event.
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Making Meaning from the Past
Learners read Ella Lyon's autobiographical poem, "Where I'm From" as the impetus to critically reflect on key images, memories, and events from their own lives and communities.
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Prairie Settlement
Students make a decision for site selection for a farm during the 1840s in the Midwest. They build research and writing skills by recording the information used for analysis in a chart and as diary entries.
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Redesigning a Time Line
Pupils review how Ben and Jerry's ice cream is made to begin the instructional activity. Using the internet, they view a timeline on the history of the company. They use a software program to make an ice cream cone and color the ice...
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Quest for Gold
Students identify people involved in the Olympics in the past and explain how their ideas and actions have changed others' lives. they take notes during research and present the information in written or picture format.
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Oregon Cities
Students research one 20th century Oregon city, focusing on its population changes and the reasons for the changes. They write an expository essay which includes graphs/charts.
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BOOK REVIEW
Students review a book by choosing one word to describe each element and then combining it into one sentence.
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Drawing a "Life Map"
Learners create an autobiography. In this writing lesson, students use a life map as a graphic organizer to develop their autobiography.
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Welcome to Love Canal
Students engage in a variety of activities that address the ethical issues surrounding the Love Canal case study.
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Happy Holidays
Middle schoolers create holiday story while working in cooperative learning groups, using Chris Van Allsburg's Polar Express as a writing prompt.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
Students view an interactive presentation on the Holocaust using the Holocaust Remebrance Day website. They first brainstorm what they already know about the Holocaust then they work through several sections of the presentation. At the...
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Scavenger Hunt
Young scholars search for items in various parts of the newspaper noting the different types of information it provides.
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Read Write Think: Creative Writing Through Wordless Picture Books
Need help planning ways to creatively teach your students chronological order? Here's a great place to start. While the site is specifically geared toward the middle school student, it is a teaching idea which could easily be adapted for...
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Alex: Identifying Sequence of Events Using Dr. Seuss
After listening to a reading of Dr. Seuss' Bartholomew and the Oobleck, students use graphic organizers and comic strips to practice sequencing. In a fun activity, small groups follow directions to make oobleck.
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Texas State Historical Association: Depression to Prosperity [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they read about important events through the 20th century in Texas, answer...
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Alex: How Silk Is Made
This lesson focuses on sequencing using a narrative passage and Makes Sense Guided Reading Strategies.